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Ginsu Victim:
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--- Quote from: pinballjim on January 07, 2009, 09:49:24 am ---Apple's going to be hurting real soon if they don't pull some killer product out of their ass.
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Are you kidding? The ipod itouch was a huge hit this last christmas and iphone didn't do too shabby either.
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Yeah, I was kinda confused by that as well. The iPod nano 4g is also doing well. (I love mine)
Hoopz:
If you compare it to the S&P 500, Apple mirrors the broader market during the same period. A six month window isn't going to show you anything for the health of a company. You're jumping to a conclusion based off a small window.
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Say what you want about their products being _____ (over priced, high priced commodities during a recession, or whatever) but just looking at the stock price isn't going to show you much. Unless you a short term trader trading on volatility alone and then you probably wouldn't be playing Apple anyway....
I'd suggest looking at their financials and see gross/net revenues during one period compared to the same period in the previous year. The economy will definitely affect their sales. However, that's already been built into their forecast for their next fiscal year and also into the analyst's forecasts for where their revenues come in on a quarterly and annual basis.
Dartful Dodger:
Without even seeing your portfolio I can honestly say I wouldn't touch any stock you have with a ten foot pole.
Every company is hurting or failing …Waterford Crystal just announced it’s closing.
I thought Apple was done when I graduated college 10 years ago., but Apple is a company that has been able to change direction and turn lemons into lemonade for years. All these other companies have been winning with the same formula, but Apple has had to change direction every other year, and that’ll be the reason they survive while other more solid companies collapse.
Apple is changing how songs are sold through iTunes.
This trick will help them gain a few more nickels and times while other companies are selling off their assets for pennies on the dollar.
RayB:
*chuckle* ... and yet Apple's market share of PCs has and is steadily growing. I guess that means they're going belly-up any day now.
Dartful Dodger:
10 years ago when I thought Apple had lost its aura, Apple sold rights to allow other companies make Macintosh computers. This was done long before by its competitors like IBM and it’s PC.
IBM created the PC, now it's not even near the top of the list when it comes to PC brands.
When Macintosh regained its popularity it bought back all the rights and within a week their stock doubled.
What this iTunes thing tells me is Apple is preparing for another big push, while other companies are preparing for bankruptcy.
I cringe when I'm asked to create a cross platform CD, because I can make one exe to run on every Windows machine from Win98 to Vista, but I have to create and test multiple versions that'll run on all the Mac OSs still in use by schools and the government.
I want Apple to fail as much as pinballjim does, but I know they’re capable enough to even outlast Windows Microsoft.
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